Author: Vincent Osuwo

Kidnappers have abducted a mother and her three sons from farmland in Ugbene Ajima, in the Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. Reports indicate that the incident took place on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at Nwiyi Ivuruge, along the road that leads to Umualogo Village in the Nkpologu community, a neighboring community bordering Ugbene Ajima. The victims have been identified as Mrs. Bridget Okey and her three sons, Chukwubuike, Chukwuemeka, and Chijioke. Chukwubuike, one of the children, is reportedly 14 years old. According to reports, the family was harvesting cassava on their farmland when the suspected kidnappers attacked, seized…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have taken into custody Farida Nansubuga, a 34-year-old Ugandan woman, over allegations that she tried to smuggle 1.15 kilogrammes of cocaine from Nigeria to Uganda. Nansubuga was apprehended at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, November 3, as she was preparing to board a flight to Uganda. The NDLEA stated that 87 wraps of cocaine were found in her pelvic area, where they had been strapped beneath two layers of underwear. In a statement on Sunday, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said the suspect…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that it will not take a stance on the leadership crisis affecting the African Democratic Congress until it receives and reviews the certified true copy of the Federal High Court judgment that invalidated the David Mark-led leadership of the party. INEC’s stance came after Thursday’s ruling by the Federal High Court in Abuja, which annulled the Mark-led caretaker committee and voided decisions made under its leadership, including the emergence of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. In an interview, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman…

Real Madrid drew level on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona following a comfortable win at struggling Valencia. Captain Federico Valverde broke the deadlock in the 28th minute, firing a crisp low shot from 20 yards after Kylian Mbappe’s free-kick rebounded off the wall. Eight minutes later, Jose Mourinho’s team doubled their lead when Arda Guler volleyed home from six yards after Jude Bellingham’s cutback deflected kindly into his path. The visitors stayed in control after the break, and the outcome was settled 15 minutes from time when Guler picked out Mbappe, who rounded the goalkeeper to claim his 13th…

The president of Israel has selected Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s most formidable opponent, to attempt to form a new government after an inconclusive election that left neither man with a clear route to power. Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving leader, is battling to remain in office after his religious-nationalist coalition lost its majority in the October 27 election but still came out as the largest bloc in parliament. Eisenkot, a former military chief, has refused to align with Arab parties, whose backing would hand him a majority of seats in parliament. Yet Arab leaders, angered by what they see as…

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard scored the winner as the Premier League Champions beat Hull City to extend their lead at the top of the table. Arsenal were frustrated for much of the match at Emirates Stadium, but Odegaard reacted quickest to slot home on the rebound in the 72nd minute, after Noni Madueke’s shot had been saved by Konstantinos Tzolakis. The host almost had a second when Madueke went through late on, but the winger was tackled by Tzolakis only for the ball to ricochet off Hull’s Nobel Mendy and then be cleared off the line by Brooke Norton-Cuffy. The…

Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the British Conservative Party, has stated that US President Donald Trump deserved to lose in the country’s midterm elections, faulting his handling of the Iran war, his trade policies, and his treatment of allies, according to a report by The Independent on Saturday. In an interview with The Independent’s editor-in-chief, Geordie Greig, Badenoch called Trump’s electoral setback “entirely self-inflicted” and condemned what she described as his “dirty” style of politics. In a major blow to Trump’s Republican Party, the Democrats took control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections, flipping at least seven…

Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, the African Democratic Congress vice-presidential candidate, has attributed his defeat in the 2022 All Progressives Congress presidential primary to his choice to heed the advice of the late President Muhammadu Buhari not to campaign before the contest. Amaechi stated that Buhari had given him written assurance that he would name him as his preferred candidate, which led him to hold back from lobbying delegates and negotiating political alliances before the primary. He made this known on Friday during an interview on Mainland 98.3FM’s The Situation Room program in Lagos, as he reflected on how President Bola Tinubu…

The White House has reaffirmed the United States government’s stance that, under President Donald Trump’s administration, there are only two genders: male and female. In a post shared on its official X account on Saturday, the White House restated that position, declaring, “It is the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders: male & female.” The statement underscores Trump’s long-held stance on gender identity and his administration’s policy of recognizing biological sex as either male or female in federal government operations. Trump cemented this position on January 20, 2025, with an executive order titled…

Ten criminals in Warri, Delta State, have been convicted and sentenced to prison for illegally dealing in petroleum products. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said in a statement posted on its X account on Friday that Justice H. A. Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, delivered the sentences. The convicts are James Terry, Gift Godfrey, Obidi Obi, Anthony Edekobi, and Victor Sule. The others are Jubril Abubakar, Auwal Aliyu, Nnaemeka Nwobodo, Victor Edem, and Sunday Eyere. The Benin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC arraigned the convicts on a one-count charge of criminal conspiracy and…